Floor-mop.



W. SEVERNS.

FLOOR MOP.

APPLncATloN FILED Dsc. 14, 1914.

1,173,223. Y Peeented Feb. 29,1916.

WILLIAM 'SEVERNS, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

FLOOR-MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Application led December :14, 1914. Serial No. 877,144.

To all whom Muay concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SnvERNs, a citizen of `the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State 0f Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor-Mops, of which the following is a specification.

. l My invention relates toimprovements in' mops, for oiling, polishing, dusting, or

cleaning floors or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a mop of the above mentioned character, which is practical, simple in con-l struction, inexpensive to manufacture, and is convenient in use. y

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple form of pivot connection between the mop head carrying frame and handle socket.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mop embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of a portion of the twisted mop head carrying frame, showing the manner in which the strands or liber are interwoven with the wire, Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal .sectional view through the pivot connection between the handle and mop head carrying frame, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a preferably triangular mop head car- I -ying frame, formed of a pair of twisted sections o'f wire 6 of suitable stiffness and having interwoven or twisted therewith transversely arranged cords or fibers 7, as shown. The sides of the triangular mop head carrying frame converge rearwardly and are bent at their rear ends to form parallel or substantially parallelextensions 9,

@St'bent preferablyupwardly upon themselves to form pivot loops or heads 10. These pivot loops or heads 10, as more clearly shown in Fig. 4, are arranged inwardly ofV spaced plates 11, carried by arms 12, se-` cured to a handle socket 13. The plates 11 are apertured for receiving a transverse clamping pivot element or pin 14, passing through the loops 10, and having screwthreaded engagement with a clamping winged nut 15. At their upper edges, the plates 11 are provided with inwardly extending flanges 16, adapted to engage. with the upperportions ofthe loops 10 to limit the swinging movement of the socket 13 with relation to the mop head carrying frame. Particular attention is called to the fact that by having the extensions 9 which engage the inner 'sides of the plates 11 formed of twisted` strands of wire, a corrugated surface is provided which engages the plates 11, whereby when the nut 15 is screwed up, the mop head carrying frame may be securely locked to the plates 11 at the desired angular position. The loops 10 are arranged side by side, in engagement with each other, as shown in Fig. 4. The mop head carrying frame, being formed of twisted sectionsof wire, also serve to bind the fiber or strands 7 thereto, besides forming aframe of proper uniform stiffness and strength throughout. v

Itis to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that varlous changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may 'be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described the invention, I claim A mop of the character described, comprising a mop head carrying frame formed of longitudinally twisted sections of wire having their ends converging rearwardly and bent upwardly and forwardly upon themselves providing upstanding loops, a handle socket carrying spaced apertured side plates to receive therebetween the upstanding loops and provided at their tops with inwardly projecting iianges to con- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signatact with the upper ends of the upstanding ture in presence of two witnesses.- loops, an adjustable -clamping pivot element WILLIAM SEVERNS. passing through the apertured side plates Witnesses:

5 and the upstanding loops, and a ibrous mop O. W. SEvERNs,

head carried by the frame. R. J. STREINTZ. 

